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Back to homepageBreaking: Italy Beat England To Win Euro 2020 Cup
Italy have defeated England to win the Euro 2020 competition, which was hosted by England. The final match held on Sunday, July 11, 2021 ended 1-1 after 120 minutes of play. However, Italy won through penalty shootout which ended in
Read MoreCoronavirus: Italy Starts Total Lockdown
The whole of Italy has been told to stay at home in an unprecedented move aimed at containing the coronavirus. The lockdown was originally confined to northern Italy but as the death toll began to climb, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe
Read MoreCoronavirus: Italy Announces Mandatory Quarantine For 16 Million People
Italy’s prime minister has said at least 16 million people are now in mandatory quarantine in Lombardy region and also in 14 provinces. The lock-down will last until early April. The dramatic escalation in the country’s efforts to contain the
Read MoreItaly Govt Cancels Football Matches Over Fears Of Coronavirus Spread
Inter Milan’s home game against Sampdoria is among four Serie A fixtures on Sunday postponed over fears of the spread of coronavirus. The suspension was announced by Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte at a news conference on Saturday. “Minister of
Read MoreHave Three Kids, Get A Land As Gift, Italian Govt Tells Citizens
Italy’s populist government plans to reward parents who have a third child by awarding them a piece of land, in a bid to reverse the country’s plummeting birth rate, media reported Wednesday. The plan, cooked up by the far-right League
Read MoreOver 100 Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast
More than 100 migrants died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coastline earlier this month, an aid agency says. Two rubber boats set off on 1 September but one of the vessels deflated and sank, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.
Read MoreItaly Bridge Collapse Kills 35
A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing at least 35 people as vehicles plummeted to the ground, emergency services say. Dramatic video footage captured the moment of the disaster when one of the huge
Read MoreAfricans Protest Poor Working Condition In Italy
Hundreds of mostly African farm labourers have marched from fields in southern Italy chanting “we are not slaves, no to exploitation” in a protest against the working conditions of tomato pickers, AFP news agency reports. The protest came after 16
Read MoreMediterranean Boat Mishap Claims 110 Lives
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said over 110 people could have died when a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast at the weekend. “In addition to 48 bodies which have already been found, there are maybe more than
Read MoreMancini relishes Italy challenge
Zenit St Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini has revealed in an emotional interview how coaching his native Italy would be “extraordinary”. Mancini, 53, is among the favourites to lead the four-time World Cup winners, with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and former
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